Wondering if anyone knows who were Lovina's parents and why did the Shackfords then move to Minnesota? Joanne Shackford Parkes Descendants of Hiram Shackford Generation No. 1 1. Hiram3 Shackford (Thomas H.2, Samuel1) was born Abt. 1827 in NH1,2, and died Jan 23, 1892 in Battlecreek, MI3. He married Lovina Stone Sep 7, 18554. Notes for Hiram Shackford: Age 25, enl, Aug 31, 1864. (Soldiers of Eaton and Madison (NH) 1776-1865 by Leon Gerry & Keith Henney per Barb Delorey, [email protected]) Of Minnesota (Carroll County NH Probate, Docket 4559 per Karin Mairs Lange) Miltona Township in Minnesota was established 19 December 1871; it is comprised by congressional Township 130, Range 37. The odd sections in this township were secured by the old St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company. The even numbers were mostly taken by homestead patents. One patent went to Hiram Shackford - Section 23, 1880 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mndougla/townships/miltona.html Miltona Township History from Douglas Co, Miltona Township, family #10, Shackford, Hiram, age 48, b. NH, parents b. NH, Lovina, age 41, b. ME, parents b. ME, Cora age 8, b. ME. 1880 Federal Census, Douglas Co, Hiram, age 51, farmer, Lovina age 46, wife, Cora, age 13, daughter, b. ME. Hiram is listed as one of the thirteen members at the first town meeting held at the E. H. Alden Store on March 12, 1872. Hiram was elected president at this meeting (another reference states that twenty men were at this organizational meeting). Land Deed: Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 2960 Misc. Document Nr. : 2709 Patentee Name: SHACKFORD, HIRAM Warrantee Name: Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry (12 Stat. 392) Signature Present: Y Signature Date: 3/15/82 Metes/Bounds: N Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N Land Office: FERGUS FALLS Comments: Legal Land Descriptions Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties 1 S½NW 24/ 130-N 37-W N 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 0 DOUGLAS 2 N½SW 24/ 130-N 37-W N 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 160 DOUGLAS Children of Hiram Shackford and Lovina Stone are: 2 i. Edward4 Shackford, born Abt. 1865 in ME5; died Sep 12, 1876 in Miltona Twsp, Douglas Co, MN5. Notes for Edward Shackford: First death recorded in Miltona Township History. age eleven. Died on September 12, 1876. (Miltona Township History) 3 ii. Cora Shackford, born Abt. 1867 in ME5. Endnotes 1. Gerry, Leon and Keith Henney, Soldiers of Eaton and Madison (NH) 1776-1865, (per Barb Delorey, [email protected]). 2. Douglas County Genealogical Society, PO Box 505, Alexandria, MN 56308. 3. Soldiers of Eaton and Madison (NH) 1776-1865 by Leon Gerry & Keith Henney per Barb Delorey, [email protected] 4. Gerry, Leon and Keith Henney, Soldiers of Eaton and Madison (NH) 1776-1865, (per Barb Delorey, [email protected]). 5. Douglas County Genealogical Society, PO Box 505, Alexandria, MN 56308. Joanne Shackford Parkes PSC 78 Box 2223 APO AP 96326 011-81-31175-78718 [email protected] ( [email protected] (e-mail address only good while stationed in Japan, approx May 2000)